We will celebrate the 400th anniversary of Doutonbori this year. We are preparing for the anniversary festival that is going to be held on during april 2015 to February 2016. Please visit here in anniversary year.

A.D2015

4月～

Osaka Minami City Map

Osaka guide map "NekoMap" which has been publishing for 20years by Osaka sightseeing and restaurants Association. The web version of NekoMap will be published!!

5月～11月

Valuable ticket of Doutonbori river cruising

We will sell valuable Doutonbori river cruise ticket that serving you very attractive 4 plans of cruising.

5月、12月

Minna de Minami

Big shopping event which is prmoted by Minami commercial facilities and Minami shopping street will be held.

7月11日・12日

Main festival of Minami 400th year anniversary at Nigiwai Square

Executives comitee of the Minami 400th year festival and Osaka Chuou city will hold some events for 2days at Nigiwai Square in Tonbori walk street. They will have show and market!!

7月～8月

Summer festival "Ittoko Minami" and other events

We will have 20 of summer festivals at Minami and distributing you festival guide map in foreign languages also.

Students jazz competition will be held. It represents Minami jazz history. Some of Osaka classic jazz will be playing.

9～11月

Kansai Engei Syabekuri festival, 3D theater Rakugo.

Theatrical and comedy events will be held at Minami. It represents high quality show business culture in Osaka.

2015年後半

Tonbori museum pass project.

We put "museum pass" which is introducing about Taisho Roman Doutonbori on the wall of Underpass at tonbori river walk.

10月

30th DouguyaSuji Festival.

You can eat the biggest Takoyaki which is listed on guinness records. You will have nice experiences with popular knife "Sakai hamono" here.

10月

Osaka Minami Dance festival

Dance festival. Kids competition, japanese traditional dance performances and new genres. They will enliven Osaka,

10月

Minami Broadway Renaissance

A festival stage which is included theatrical, kabuki, bunraku and comedy show.

10月ごろ

Fancy event by Shopping street association

we will hold some events with shopping street in Minami area.

10月

Special experience Festival

An annual event which is held by Ebesubashi shopping street will be held with expanding their area.

10月

Minami Beppin Project 2015

Recently, Many foreign traveller visiting Minami. We know we need to make Minami better. For 400th anniversary, we will do campaign to beautify Minami. Any one can join us!

11月

Osaka Minami water town festival 2015 By Yoshimoto creative agency

We will have events that appeal some glams of water town Osaka at Doutonbori, Nakanoshima, Kyocera dome and IntexOsaka. At Minami tonbori river walk, Many professional comedians will be on stage and enliven the event and the shopping street association.

11月ほか

Minami historical books publishing.

A book that about Mr. Yasui Douton who was the leader of Doutonbori developping project will be published in November. A book about history of Doutonbori also will be published. In summer 2015, 400th anniversary of Doutonbori local beer will be on sale for a limited time.

11月～

Maido Okini! Osaka Minami Hikari Masse

Minami will be decorated by many illumination lights. This program is named "OsakaHikarinoKyouen".

11月

Minami Jazz Walk

At Doutonbori we will have Jazz event "Minami Jazz Walk". You will enjoy speciall things like "Jazz collaborate with gourmet" and "Chanson collaborate with Japanese traditional Bunraku/Koudan.

12月

Minami Students festival

Local students and people are going to administer the festival on Decmber 13th. The festival's concept are mainly lights,music and food. They will have music live, illumination lights and foods.

A.D2016

1月

Houekago parade

Ebisu stage was restore for 400th anniversary event called Houekago. We will have Japanese traditional orchestra here too.

2月

Osaka Minami Food Festival "IppinEnnichi and Minami AcchiKocchi Rally

A food competition between Minami representitive restaurant and other restaurants from other area all over Japan.